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Afternoon spring light, Tsjerablichy-Machul’ road 2016.  One fervently hopes that the chainsaw mania which has led to the last few years’ systematic destruction of so many stately roadside allees in Belarus will leave these trees alone. Веснавое асьвятленьне, дарога Цераблічы-Мачуль 2016 г.  Хочацца, каб шаленства бензапілаў, якое на працягу апошных гадоў знішчыла столькі прыдарожных алеяў,… Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 23, 2016

Still-Life, Tsjerablichy 2016.  Нацюрморт, Цераблічы 2016 г.

Orthodox feast of Holy Trinity (III/III).  The church of the Holy Trinity in Azdamichy marks its patronal feast on the third day of Trinity, i.e., Trinity Tuesday (June 21 in 2016). Сьвятой Тройцы (ІІІ/ІІІ).  Прыход Сьвятой Тройцы ў Аздамічах сьвяткуе свой прастольны сьвяток у аўторак (трэці дзень Сьвятой Тройцы).   Pilgrims from the neighboring village… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 21, 2016

Orthodox feast of Holy Trinity (II/III).  The church of the Holy Trinity in Azdamichy marks its patronal feast on the third day of Trinity, i.e., Trinity Tuesday (June 21 in 2016). Сьвятой Тройцы (ІІ/ІІІ).  Прыход Сьвятой Тройцы ў Аздамічах сьвяткуе свой прастольны сьвяток у аўторак (трэці дзень Сьвятой Тройцы).   Anointing with holy oil.  Мірапамазаньне.… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 20, 2016

Orthodox feast of Holy Trinity (I/III).  The church of the Holy Trinity in Azdamichy marks its patronal feast on the third day of Trinity, i.e., Trinity Tuesday (June 21 in 2016). Сьвятой Тройцы (І/ІІІ).  Прыход Сьвятой Тройцы ў Аздамічах сьвяткуе свой прастольны сьвяток у аўторак (трэці дзень Сьвятой Тройцы). In a tradition with deep pre-Christian… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 19, 2016

Portraits of Polesia:  Azdamichy 2016. Партрэты Палесься:  на лаўцы ўвечар, Аздамічы 2016 г.

Portraits of Polesia:  football fans, Tsjerablichy. Партрэты Палесься: заўзятары, Цераблічы 2016 г.

Portraits of Polesia:  neighborhood kids, Tsjerablichy 2016. Партрэты Палесься:  суседнія дзеці, Цераблічы 2016 г.

Photographic expeditions to Kljetsk District in central-western Belarus 2016, part I:  Arda, Kljetsk, Hrytsevichy, Nahornaje (Plaskavichy), Kuntsaushchyna, Jodchytsy. Churches of Belarus (part CLXIX):  Orthodox church of the Intercession (Pakrou).  A major 1856 enlargement to the original 1801 church and a remodeling at the beginning of the 20th century have given us one of the finest… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 15, 2016

Photographic expeditions to Kljetsk District in central-western Belarus 2016, part I:  Arda, Kljetsk, Hrytsevichy, Nahornaje (Plaskavichy), Kuntsaushchyna, Jodchytsy. Фотавандроўкі па Клеччыне, частка І:  Арда, Клецк, Грыцэвічы, Нагорнае (Пласкавічы), Кунцаўшчына, Ёдчыцы.   Churches of Belarus (part CLXVIII):  Orthodox church of the Icon of the Holy Mother of God of Kazan (end 19th-beginning 20th century). Цэрквы Беларусі… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 14, 2016